On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 01:12:03PM +1100, Andreas Baitis wrote: > Hi > > I'm having trouble with Samba, when I copy large complex directories to my > Samba server, the target doesn't match the source, some files seem to be > missing. > > *Stats on source(windows client) are:* > > Size: 4.99 GB (5,367,477,260 bytes) > > Size on disk: 5.00 GB (5,376,487,424 bytes) > > Contains: 4,481 files, 281 folders > > > *Stats on target(Samba server) are:* > > Size: 4.92 GB (5,286,067,654 bytes) > > Size on disk: 4.92 GB (5,287,628,800 bytes) > > Contains: 3,733 files, 281 folders > > > > I'm thinking it might have something to do with Windows/Linux filename or > path length incompatibility. > > What Samba settings should I set to ensure this doesn't happen, and are > there any limitations one has to adhere to with regard Windows path length > or filename format in order to ensure directories and files are copied > properly? > > The problem happens from both XP and Vista clients, the Samba server is > standard Debian etch. Samba 3.0.24
We'll need much more info than this I'm afraid. What directories/files are missing ? Is it repeatable ? Have you tried with the latest 3.0.28 release ? Pathname limits in Samba 3.0.x are 1024 bytes for the full pathname, 256 bytes for each component. These limits have been removed for 3.2 and it's down to PATH_MAX on the underlying system. Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
